Hayrake



Patented June 24, 1924.

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' WALTER r. ivro'rrrsa, orv iin CAMPO, TEXAS.

fr, HAYRAKE. A1' f' ff/'QM Application filed December 3, 1920;

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Be it knowir that Ig WALTER F.l ltforTrERl,y a citizen of theUnitedf St-ates,resi=d1ng. at vEl Campo,- inx the county' of VVh'arton and' State' of. Texas,` have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s: in' a'\ Hayrake, of,l

which thefollowing is: al specification.

rIhis invention relates to new and useful with: the ground wheelsy for." rotation', will be securely heldin' engagement,v until'released and which will' hold said dogs in released position, after they are released,.to'permitl the rake teeth to fallfinto` raking. position'. In' rakes `now in' common' use the. devicesem ployed for this purposefare uncertamlin action and for that reason' the rake head, afterV being released, is prematurely reconnected to the Wheels, thus' causing a second ldump'- ing action of the/ teeth.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a rake,y a devicev whereby the dogs will be positively disengaged after the load has been' dumped andvv thereafter securely held in disengaged Vposition to permit the rake teeth and headfto fall into active or raking position'.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particular rel'ationto certain novel features ofconstruction and operation, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein :d

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, showing the parts in raking position. Y

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vert-ical sect-ional view, showing lthe` parts in dumping position. .w

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vert-ical sectional view as seen from the rear, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the actuating lever and segment which co-acts therewith.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 refers to the rake head which is preferably formed of angle iron and which carries the rake teeth 2. The rake head is rotatably mounted relative to the axle 3. The respective ends of this axle have the discs 4, 4 fixed thereon and provided with the internal gear teeth 5. These discs 4 rot-ate with the axle and with t-he forward end ofthe slotf 15.

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groun'dwheels-G which ,supporti said axle. Therale head has the bearings 7, 7 fixed thereto in which' the' shaft 8 is rotatably mounted and fixed to the respective ends of thisshaft there are the dogs 9, 9. The shaft 8` has a central arm 10 fixed thereto, to the free end of which the link 11 is pivoted at one. end and the other end of this link is pivoted to the lug 12 which is secured to the segment 13. The lower end of this segment is pivoted between the fingersof a bifur# cated lug 14-which is fastened to the rakel head and said segment hasa'deep slot 1'5 formed therein in which the lever116 works and a bearing pin 17` passeskthrough the fingers of the lug 14 and through the lower ends of said segment and lever 16 an'dfforms a commonv bearing for said lever and segl ment. A tension spring 18 islattached at its upper end to the upperf endof the lever 16 and at its lower end it is secured to the rake head. A foot pedal 19-"is pivoted tothe bearing plate 20 and hasav rearwardly extending arm 21 which isaeonnected to the lever 16 through a flexible connectionV such as a chain 22.`

maaarlWhen it is ydesired to' dump the load the this-will operatethroufgh Athe chain 22 to pull the' lever 1G: forward-ly and this lever will travel kin the slot 15, the spring 18 yielding to permit this',l until thelever reaches the At tl'i'is'p'oint the spring 18 will have passed center, or in other words, will have passed the pivotal point on which said segmentoperates, and will thereafter operate to hold said lever at the forward end of the slot 15 and a continued forward pressure on said pedal 19 will then operate t0 carry the segment forwardly and this will operate through the link 11 and the arm 10 to rotate the shaft 8 and throw the dogs into engagement with the teeth 5`r which will lock the rake head with the ground wheels and the rotation of the latter will cause the entire rake head to rotate and lift the teeth 2 into dumping position. During this movement of the rake head the dogs 9 will be held in engagement with the teeth 5 through the pull of the tension spring 18 and thereby prevented from accidental disengagement. When the rake head is turned into dumping position the outer end of the lever 16 will strike against the stop 23, which is arranged in front of the rake head and secured to the frame 24.

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f., this will release the rake head from the wheels and it, together with the teeth 2, will fall ny graif'ity into raking position shown ,in Figure 1. liieanwhile the tension spring CIL fl il 18 will have again passed center to the other side of the pivotal point of the segment and the pull of said spring will operate to hold said dogs disengaged, thus preventing a premature diunping action of the rake head.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the pull of the spring in one position operates to hold the dogs in engagement with the teeth and when in its other posit-ion it operates to hold them disengaged, thus insuring the accurate position of the ral-ie head.

lWhat I, claim is 1. In a hay rake, the combination with a framework, ground wheels, a rake head, rake teeth carried by the rake head, of dogs pivotally mounted on the head, means for actuating said dogs vinto and out of looking engagement with the ground wheels whereby thehead is forced to rotate with said wheels, a predetermined distance and is then released therefrom, said means including two pivotally mounted levers, one of which is connected to and actuates said dogs and a yieldable member connected to the other lever and acting by tension through the first mentioned lever to hold said dogs in either position.

2. Ina hay rake, the combination with a framework, ground wheels, a rake head,

iaeseea of means for locking said head to rotate with the wheels, an actuating mechanism for actuating said means to lock said head with and release it from said wheels, said mechanism including a member connected to said locking means, a lever, provided to actuate said member but having a movement independent thereof, and a yieldable member connected with said lever and operating through it to hold said means in either locked position or in released position.

3. In a hay rake, the combination with a framework, ground wheels, a rake head, of means for locking said head to rotate with the wheels, an actuating mechanism for actuating said means to lock said head with and release it from said wheels, said mechanism including a shift-able member connected to said locking means, and adapted to actuate the same a lever having an independent movement relative to said member and which when moved in one direction will operate, through said member to actuate said means int-o locking position, a yieldable member connected with said lever and, operating through it and through said member, to hold said means in locking position, said lever when moved into the other position, operating through said member, to actuate said means into released position, the independent movement' of said lever operating to shift the yieldable member into position to thereafter operate through the lever and member to hold said means in released position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTER F. llIOTIIER. Witnesses JAS. W. OLIVER, E. V. IIARDWAY.l 

